Liverpool West Toxteth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Liverpool West Toxteth
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1950
Seatsone
Created from Liverpool
Replaced by Liverpool Toxteth and Liverpool Exchange

Liverpool West Toxteth was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Contents

Boundaries

1885–1918: Part of the civil parish of Toxteth.

1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Brunswick, Dingle, and Prince's Park.

Members of Parliament

YearMember [1] Party [2] [3]
1885 Thomas Royden Conservative
1892 Robert Houston Conservative
1924 Joseph Gibbins Labour
1931 Clyde Wilson Conservative
1935 Joseph Gibbins Labour
1950 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Liverpool West Toxteth [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Royden 3,754 67.9
Liberal Thomas Sutherst1,77132.1
Majority1,98335.8
Turnout 5,52571.9
Registered electors 7,684
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: West Toxteth [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Royden Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

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Ellis Griffith
General election 1892: West Toxteth [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Houston 3,604 59.2 N/A
Liberal Ellis Griffith 2,47940.8New
Majority1,12518.4N/A
Turnout 6,08374.9N/A
Registered electors 8,118
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1895: West Toxteth [4] [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Houston 3,610 68.6 +9.4
Liberal William Mulholland1,65331.4−9.4
Majority1,95737.2+18.8
Turnout 5,26365.2−9.7
Registered electors 8,067
Conservative hold Swing +9.4

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: West Toxteth [4] [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Houston Unopposed
Conservative hold
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Sexton
General election 1906: West Toxteth [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Houston 3,373 56.5 N/A
Labour Repr. Cmte. James Sexton 2,59243.5New
Majority78113.0N/A
Turnout 5,96571.5N/A
Registered electors 8,347
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: West Toxteth [4] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Houston 3,928 57.5 +1.0
Labour James Sexton 2,90942.5−1.0
Majority1,01915.0+2.0
Turnout 6,83775.8+4.3
Conservative hold Swing +1.0
General election December 1910: West Toxteth [4] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Houston 3,936 61.7 +4.2
Liberal Thomas Molony 2,44538.3New
Majority1,49123.4+8.4
Turnout 6,38170.8−5.0
Conservative hold Swing

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1918: Liverpool West Toxteth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Robert Houston 13,08365.6+3.9
Labour William Robinson 6,85034.4New
Majority6,23331.2+7.8
Turnout 19,93355.7−15.1
Unionist hold Swing
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Liverpool West Toxteth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Robert Houston 15,030 59.6 −6.0
Labour Joseph Gibbins 10,20940.4+6.0
Majority4,82119.2−12.0
Turnout 25,23969.1+13.4
Unionist hold Swing +6.0
General election 1923: Liverpool West Toxteth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Robert Houston 12,457 50.3 −9.3
Labour Joseph Gibbins 12,31849.7+9.3
Majority1390.6−18.6
Turnout 24,77566.1−3.0
Unionist hold Swing -9.3
1924 Liverpool West Toxteth by-election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Gibbins 15,505 54.3 +4.6
Unionist Thomas White13,03445.7−4.6
Majority2,4718.6N/A
Turnout 28,53976.2+10.1
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +4.6
General election 1924: Liverpool West Toxteth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Gibbins 15,542 50.6 −3.7
Unionist Thomas White15,16349.4+3.7
Majority3791.2−7.4
Turnout 30,70579.7+3.5
Labour hold Swing -3.7
General election 1929: Liverpool West Toxteth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Gibbins 19,988 55.1 +4.5
Unionist Geoffrey Watson16,30944.9−4.5
Majority3,67910.2+9.0
Turnout 36,29776.2−3.5
Labour hold Swing +4.5

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Liverpool West Toxteth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clyde Wilson 20,633 57.9 +13.0
Labour Joseph Gibbins 14,97842.1−13.0
Majority5,65515.8N/A
Turnout 35,61176.1−0.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +13.0
1935 Liverpool West Toxteth by-election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Gibbins 14,908 60.9 +18.8
Conservative John William Jones Cremlyn9,56539.1−18.8
Majority5,34321.8N/A
Turnout 24,47353.9−22.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +18.8
General election 1935: Liverpool West Toxteth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Gibbins 18,543 52.9 −8.0
Conservative Randolph Churchill 16,53947.1+8.0
Majority2,0045.8−16.0
Turnout 35,08278.6+24.7
Labour hold Swing ―8.0

General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Liverpool West Toxteth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Gibbins 14,780 59.7 +6.8
Conservative Reginald Bevins 9,96640.3―6.8
Majority4,81419.4+13.6
Turnout 24,74668.5―10.1
Labour hold Swing +6.8

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References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
  2. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1989]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 146. ISBN   0-900178-27-2.
  3. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 183. ISBN   0-900178-06-X.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  6. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  7. 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  8. 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  10. ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
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